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the first two elections in indonesia, all three elections in the palestine and but the main thing we do is deal with tropical diseases. neglected diseases. one of the most notable achievement has been guinea worm. we started out with 3.5 million cases and 26,500 villages. we have been to every village. now from 3.5 million to last year 542 cases only. >> that's amazing. >> and in january, there was zero cases of guinea worm in the world for the first time in history. >> could you have cracked it? >> well, we will have more cases come up later on in the year but we are cutting down. eventually we will have zero cases of guinea worm on earth and that's will be the second disease eradicated from the world. >> let's take one short final break. on for over 75 years people have saved money with gecko so.... director's voice: cut it! ...what...what did i say? gecko? i said gecko? aw... for over 75 year...(laughs. but still trying to keep it contained) director's voice: keep it together. i'm good. i'm good. for over 75...(uncontrollable laughter). what are you doing there? stop making me lau
the first two elections in indonesia, all three elections in the palestine and but the main thing we do is deal with tropical diseases. neglected diseases. one of the most notable achievement has been guinea worm. we started out with 3.5 million cases and 26,500 villages. we have been to every village. now from 3.5 million to last year 542 cases only. >> that's amazing. >> and in january, there was zero cases of guinea worm in the world for the first time in history. >> could...
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the first two elections in indonesia, all three elections in the palestine and but the main thing we do is deal with tropical diseases. neglected diseases. one of the most notable acheestment has been beginy worm. we started out with 3.5 million cases and 26,500 villages. we have been to every village. now from 3.5 million to last year 542 cases only. >> that's amazing. >> and in january, there was zero cases of guenae worm in the world for the first time in history. >> could you have cracked it? >> well, we will have more cases come up later on in the year but we are cutting down. eventually we will have zero cases of guenea worm on earth and that's will be the second disease eradicated from the world. >> let's take one short final break. [ woman ] we had two tiny reasons to get our adt security system. and one really big reason -- the house next door. our neighbor's house was broken into. luckily, her family wasn't there, but what if this happened here? what if our girls were home? and since we can't monitor everything 24/7, we got someone who could. adt. [ male announcer ] while s
the first two elections in indonesia, all three elections in the palestine and but the main thing we do is deal with tropical diseases. neglected diseases. one of the most notable acheestment has been beginy worm. we started out with 3.5 million cases and 26,500 villages. we have been to every village. now from 3.5 million to last year 542 cases only. >> that's amazing. >> and in january, there was zero cases of guenae worm in the world for the first time in history. >> could...
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by the way, there's going to be a ten-day break coming up for your elected officials, for our elected officials, so they don't have much time to get this straightened out. when you look at companies in america and merger and acquisition activity just beginning to get going and you look at retrenchment worsening in europe, it all spells for trouble for politicians if they don't do this right. >> but for some reason, margaret, i'm going to bring you in here, the threat of recession doesn't seem to be scaring our elected officials. >> the days of 11th hour negotiations are over. washington democrats have gotten used to republicans bailing them out of their own lack of responsibility. those days have passed. >> margaret, the cuts, the sequester, i've often referred to it as a stupid name for a stupid thing, were designed to be a poisoned pill, so draconian that they would push both parties to agree on a debt reduction plan because the consequence would be so horrible that it couldn't possibly happen. they haven't come to a deal. how do you see this fight ending? >> well, look, there's a l
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we expect the cardinals to gather in mid-to late march to elect a new pope. our brian todd has a closer look now at who will run things in the meantime, and at the politics of picking the pope's successor. >> reporter: it is politics in overdrive, with the pope leaving february 28th, who will be in power at the vatican until a new pope is elected. there is a position, a right-hand man to the pope, who deals with finances and the managing tasks. it was portrayed as a master power broker. in real life, the title was held by the cardinal who also holds the powerful position of secretary of state, who in the vatican is like a prime minister. but experts say don't get the idea that bertoni is the stuff of movie legend. >> despite the job title and movies, he is not the best organizer? >> no, the joke in rome is he couldn't organize a one-man band, the number one criticism is they couldn't make the job run on time. >> reporter: the correspondent for the national catholic reporter newspaper says that bartoni was damaged in the so-called scandal. when the pope's butl
we expect the cardinals to gather in mid-to late march to elect a new pope. our brian todd has a closer look now at who will run things in the meantime, and at the politics of picking the pope's successor. >> reporter: it is politics in overdrive, with the pope leaving february 28th, who will be in power at the vatican until a new pope is elected. there is a position, a right-hand man to the pope, who deals with finances and the managing tasks. it was portrayed as a master power broker....
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one of the men who help elect the next pope is cardinal roger mahoney in this country. he is giving a deposition today about alleged sex crimes by priests when he was archbishop of los angeles. miguel marquez is in l.a. mahoney has been deposed in the past. what's different this time? >> well, the big difference is this is the first time he's been deposed since he's no longer cardinal, left in 2011. plus, there were 12,000 pages of documents released by the dioceses here under court order about past his involvement with priests who were charged with being pedophiles in the past. they are about two or three hours into that deposition, we believe. and they are going to talk to him about one particular father, father nicolas aguilar rivera accused of having 26 victims that he was he abused. but they're also able to talk to him about 25 other priests. all of this against the backdrop of him going to rome to cast his vote in the conclave in the coming days. one person, bill donahue with the catholic league, you would expect he might say that it would be all right for mahoney
one of the men who help elect the next pope is cardinal roger mahoney in this country. he is giving a deposition today about alleged sex crimes by priests when he was archbishop of los angeles. miguel marquez is in l.a. mahoney has been deposed in the past. what's different this time? >> well, the big difference is this is the first time he's been deposed since he's no longer cardinal, left in 2011. plus, there were 12,000 pages of documents released by the dioceses here under court order...
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for re-election next year. the tea party folks that we were talking to today say, maybe that has something to do with it and it might be smart politics in the long run, if you want to appeal to swing voters out there, accepting medicare money might not be a bad idea. >> might be the right thing to do for the people in their states as well. >> we'll see what happens in the legislature. jim acosta, thank you. >>> another wild story today, a shooting, a fiery and deadly six-cash crash, and now an intense search for a luxury suv. all of this happening in the heart of one of america's top tourist destinations, the las vegas strip. that's where cnn's miguel marquez, he is there. miguel, what's the latest? >> the latest is the sheriff just held a press conference here to say that they now believe that all of this began in the valet section of the aria hotel on the vegas strip. it let out into the streets and became deadly. >> the fiery end to this horrible accident. >> reporter: a shocking shoot-out right on the vegas
for re-election next year. the tea party folks that we were talking to today say, maybe that has something to do with it and it might be smart politics in the long run, if you want to appeal to swing voters out there, accepting medicare money might not be a bad idea. >> might be the right thing to do for the people in their states as well. >> we'll see what happens in the legislature. jim acosta, thank you. >>> another wild story today, a shooting, a fiery and deadly...
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you know that 2012 was a really bad election year for republicans. and ted cruz is one of only three new republican senate faces and he's already making sure he's a powerful voice of the gop. >> reporter: it had the look and feel of a campaign event. except freshman gop senator ted cruz isn't up for re-election for six years. >> great job with hagel. >> thank you. >> reporter: these texans are applauding their senator's head. turning performance after only one month in office. >> mr. cruz, no. >> reporter: joining only two others to vote against john kerry for secretary of state, aggressively defending gun rights, and trying to take down defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. >> have you been paid directly by a foreign government? >> i've covered the senate for a long time. it is unusual for a freshman to be this outspoken on a high-profile issue. >> at the end of the day, i was elected to represent 26 million texans and to speak the truth. you know, i think a lot of americans are tired of politicians in washington in both parties who play games. >>
you know that 2012 was a really bad election year for republicans. and ted cruz is one of only three new republican senate faces and he's already making sure he's a powerful voice of the gop. >> reporter: it had the look and feel of a campaign event. except freshman gop senator ted cruz isn't up for re-election for six years. >> great job with hagel. >> thank you. >> reporter: these texans are applauding their senator's head. turning performance after only one month in...
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i don't think "lincoln" wins the election. i think "life of pi" becomes the alternative. 11 nominations for "life of pi," i believe "argo" is going to win. >> do you think "argo" is going to win because of the precedents? it swept s.a.g., it swept the golden globes and the academy will feel that kind of pressure? >> well, yes, you see the academy will see that it's won all of these other awards. on the other hand, they sometimes rebel with the notion that they're following and not leading. this film has won everything. the critics choice, the producer's guild, the screen actor's guild, the director's guild, and saturday night in france it won the caesar as the best foreign film. >> okay. all right. well we're out of time. martin grove, thanks so much. we'll all be watching this evening. appreciate your insight and expertise. good to see you. >> pleasure. >> stay with cnn tonight for the movies, the stars and who is wearing what. hollywood's biggest night, piers morgan will be on the red carpet with a special, the road to gold.
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how will these legal issues impact his role as someone who will elect the next pope, miguel? >> reporter: it is -- it's hard to fathom. you know, the bishop -- the cardinal mahoney has apologized over and over again. he's met with victims of sexual abuse. he says that, you know, it was a different time in the way they dealt with it then. but when you read through just -- and i haven't been able to get through all 12,000 documents but the ones i have been able to get through, when you read through them, you realize how clearly he understood what these priests were doing, and how clearly he was simply protecting himself and the church, and really didn't care about victims. it's right, and it's wrong and he came down on the wrong side. and it's very difficult for victims to get over that. and they want to see a greater level of justice. he's never been tried in criminal court. he's been deposed many times. there has been some discussion and attempts to find criminal behavior on his part. that has not happened yet. but, you know, victims are very, very upset. they think that he i
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now we do know that there is pressure within the vatican to really clean up house, to sort of elect a new pope who will have the strength, the willpower, and the administrative ability to sort of put an end to a lot of the behavior by some people, reportedly by people in the vatican that is really sullying its reputation. victor? >> touched on a few things there. i know it's windy and rainy, of course we want you to be safe. i want to go first to this influence on those who will choose the next peep. the conclave. how could this reporting influence those cardinals? >> reporter: well, what's interesting is that apparently, according to another news report here, the pope may share the results of the report, of the dossier with the cardinals who will meet in the conclave. 116 cardinals. and basically that -- what they see may help them decide who really needs to deal with the problems within the vatican. and we know there are different factions in the vatican. some who are resistant to change and others who desperately want it to happen. so whether this report is true or not, it may inde
now we do know that there is pressure within the vatican to really clean up house, to sort of elect a new pope who will have the strength, the willpower, and the administrative ability to sort of put an end to a lot of the behavior by some people, reportedly by people in the vatican that is really sullying its reputation. victor? >> touched on a few things there. i know it's windy and rainy, of course we want you to be safe. i want to go first to this influence on those who will choose...
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88% of congress faces re-election every two years. so, senate and house, of course. so, that's not a long enough time scale to match the time scales that matter for our survival. plus, if an asteroid is going to strike somewhere else in the world, is it nasa that's going to take care of that? what you really want, i think, is a world organization, maybe every country chips in proportion to their gdp, something sensible like that and then there is a pot of money. whoever has the space faring resources at the time it's necessary, space know how will tap into that money and you save the earth. i think that's a reasonable path. >> so, we have your next job all mapped out for you space czar for the world. neil degrasse, pleasure to have you. >> thanks for having me. >> when we examine back, the two top politicians in the country openly show their disgust for each other. i'm not talking about washington. but rather iran. this has global implications. i'll explain when we come back. . while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only
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they take effect friday, march 1st, unless our elected leaders come up with a plan to replace them. we're talking about automatic spending cuts between 9% and 13% to every federal agency including defense. let's go to the next one. door number two, behind door number two is the democratic alternative proposal. senate democrats have offered to replace those forced spending cuts, the sequester, i'll tell you up front, this is another waste of time with zero chance of passing. they're calling for $55 billion in spending cuts, $55 billion in new revenue. most of that new revenue would come from a tax on millionaires, the so-called buffett rule. didn't we just impose tax hikes on the richest americans? i'm sure you all know how easy that was to get. we drank from that trough. the democrats would delay any spending cuts to 2014 so we can have this fight all over again at the end of the year and not figure out an answer to it. finally, a look behind door number three. simpson/bowles version 2.0. this is an updated plan, a new plan by the team that was headed by democratic businessman erski
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re-elected. i believe when questions are answered, and i believe they will be this week and the president deserves an up or down vote. democrats will say, we've never done that before. they have with bolton and others. that doesn't mean we shouldn't give chuck hagel an up or down vote. and i think we should. >> as far as you know, is there anything standing between chuck hagel and that vote? a hold? anybody willing to do that? you think this will happen? >> i think it will happen, barring some additional revelation concerning his comments about israel and all those other really unfortunate things he said in the past. >> let me ask you about john brennan, nominated to be cia director. you wanted certain information about benghazi. how far are you willing to go to delay the brennan vote in order to get the information you want? >> i think it depends on his answers, to start with. second of all, we still don't know who was rescued from the consulate in benghazi. we still don't know who made out the
re-elected. i believe when questions are answered, and i believe they will be this week and the president deserves an up or down vote. democrats will say, we've never done that before. they have with bolton and others. that doesn't mean we shouldn't give chuck hagel an up or down vote. and i think we should. >> as far as you know, is there anything standing between chuck hagel and that vote? a hold? anybody willing to do that? you think this will happen? >> i think it will happen,...
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it's such a sprint to the election. the candidates who are known even in a negative way, that's an advantage. >> we are talking about a tight time frame. the race started in mid-december when they moved over to the senate and the primary is set for mid-march. that's not a lot of time to introduce yourself to voters and especially more importantly to win them over and before you ask, elizabeth pronounces her last name differently than stephen colbert. >> for television sometimes you change it a little bit. >> burger king's twitter account hacked. wait until you see what they tweeted. with a machine. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. i had[ designer ]eeling enough of just covering up my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for eve
it's such a sprint to the election. the candidates who are known even in a negative way, that's an advantage. >> we are talking about a tight time frame. the race started in mid-december when they moved over to the senate and the primary is set for mid-march. that's not a lot of time to introduce yourself to voters and especially more importantly to win them over and before you ask, elizabeth pronounces her last name differently than stephen colbert. >> for television sometimes you...
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now, it's important to keep in mind that the election for the pope is not like the election in most places. it's a very solemn affair and the cardinals, the bishops, they talk about the qualities they would like to see in a pope. but it's very bad taste for anybody to actually campaign actively. usually they leave it up to others to do so. so, that's going to be, obviously, one of the topics during this lenten retreat. the pope after that will resume his normal activities. he'll be, for instance, next saturday meeting with the italian president and, of course, a week from now will be his last mass. today we saw a very large crowd in st. peter's square. we are expecting an even larger crowd next sunday when people will really have their last opportunity to say good-bye to pope benedict before he resigns on the 28th of february. christi? >> you know, you mentioned the next pope and the qualities that they're going to be looking for. what specifically is at the top of the list for the next pope, in terms of what is on the wish list? >> well, certainly, on the wish list would be probably to ge
now, it's important to keep in mind that the election for the pope is not like the election in most places. it's a very solemn affair and the cardinals, the bishops, they talk about the qualities they would like to see in a pope. but it's very bad taste for anybody to actually campaign actively. usually they leave it up to others to do so. so, that's going to be, obviously, one of the topics during this lenten retreat. the pope after that will resume his normal activities. he'll be, for...
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cardinal who will take part in electing the new pope was interviewed by police before flying to italy. we are talking about cardinal mahony. it was all about a priest accused of molesting dozens of boys in the l.a. area while mahony was in charge at the time. he has been deposed before, but this was the first time he was asked about new reports that he shielded priests who were accused of abuse. >>> the latest now on oscar pistorius. he isn't the only one in his family accused of killing someone, you heard right. overnight we learned his brother is charged in the death of another woman. joining us now from johannesburg, you just heard from his attorney, is that right? >> yes, indeed. i just got off the phone with his attorney who has confirmed that oscar pistorius' older brother has been charged, he says the main charge is culpable homicide with an alternative charge of reckless and negligent driving. he confirms in relation to an incident that happened in 2010 when he collided, his car collided with a woman on a motorcycle. he tells me that this woman then was taken to hospital and d
cardinal who will take part in electing the new pope was interviewed by police before flying to italy. we are talking about cardinal mahony. it was all about a priest accused of molesting dozens of boys in the l.a. area while mahony was in charge at the time. he has been deposed before, but this was the first time he was asked about new reports that he shielded priests who were accused of abuse. >>> the latest now on oscar pistorius. he isn't the only one in his family accused of...
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so, we may find that because of these pressures, that, in fact, the pope will be elected earlier than previously expected. christi? >> i know pope benedictine before he was pope helped put a lot of church leaders in place? does he have any hand in picking his successor, especially when you look at why it is he is stepping down? >> well, directly he will not because he will not be sitting in on that conclave. but it's important to remember the conclave is expected to include 117 cardinals. he has appointed 67 of those. the other 50 were appointed by his predecessor, pope john paul ii. so, directly, no, he will not have any input into the conclave, but, indirectly, because he had such an important role in appointing those cardinals, he will have some role to play, but not directly, as i said. christi? >> ben wedemen, thank you so much as we look at live pictures there from vatican tv. >>> coming up in our 8:00 hour here, we'll take a closer look at the intrigue and the secrecy in the church, as well as hollywood's obsession with the vatican, you know, it's there. >>> i want to talk to y
so, we may find that because of these pressures, that, in fact, the pope will be elected earlier than previously expected. christi? >> i know pope benedictine before he was pope helped put a lot of church leaders in place? does he have any hand in picking his successor, especially when you look at why it is he is stepping down? >> well, directly he will not because he will not be sitting in on that conclave. but it's important to remember the conclave is expected to include 117...
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of an election environment. i think you're seeing that this past weekend with this whole golf outing. i think they will be more critical now. >> you're saying the press should be finally more critical about the fact that president obama went golfing with tiger woods? >> the degree that there is not a choice between him and a republican candidate makes it easier for them to be tougher on the president. that's natural. >> that leads me obviously to say when there was a choice, you think that made it more conducive for the media to be easier on the president. why is that? >> listen, i don't think, i've never been a media basher. i spend a lot of my life writing, if you look at the people covering our race been writing for a long time and written probably a lot more than they have. so, i'm very sympathetic to their situation. >> but you are, also, at the same time, an estute observer and cruteaker of the modern day press and you just opened the door for me to ask you whether or not when it is a choice between democr
of an election environment. i think you're seeing that this past weekend with this whole golf outing. i think they will be more critical now. >> you're saying the press should be finally more critical about the fact that president obama went golfing with tiger woods? >> the degree that there is not a choice between him and a republican candidate makes it easier for them to be tougher on the president. that's natural. >> that leads me obviously to say when there was a choice,...
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the elections are coming in june. nobody thinks they want to make a deal and make concessions before the elections but iran's economy is really hurting because of these biting sanctions the u.s. and europe has slammed on them, this ban on ill and against their central bank. in the last year alone, the iranian currency has fallen 80% so the u.s. and the partners feel that it's good to get these talks going, see what iran wants. the hope is maybe that they'll feel the crunch and deal more seriously after the elections. >> maybe have a little bit more leverage. elise, thank you. >>> happening right now, oscar pistorius may be minutes away from learning whether he will be granted bail despite a charge of premeditated murder against him. final arguments are under way and the defense is angling for a lesser charge, not murder. they say if pistorius wanted to kill reeva steenkamp he could have done it in the bedroom rather than the bathroom. we've also learned that the lead investigator in the case, officer hilton botha, fac
the elections are coming in june. nobody thinks they want to make a deal and make concessions before the elections but iran's economy is really hurting because of these biting sanctions the u.s. and europe has slammed on them, this ban on ill and against their central bank. in the last year alone, the iranian currency has fallen 80% so the u.s. and the partners feel that it's good to get these talks going, see what iran wants. the hope is maybe that they'll feel the crunch and deal more...
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the conclave will take in the election. and they are urging caution. >> we cannot say that things that are only guesswork or imagination are true. there's no proof and these allegations only serve to create a climate of division that helps no one. but cnn vatican analyst john allen sniffs truth in the allegations. >> to date, none of us have seen the secret report delivered by the three cardly thats to the pope. it's impossible to say what it contains. on the other hand, the core of the story, the cardinals looked into the possibility that there may be a network of gay clergy inside the vatican that were vulnerable to pressure. to me that passes the smell test. >> and one post script, those italian publications say they have a few reports left to file. don? >> all right, thank you. appreciate that. one of the cardinals who will choose the next pope has legal issues of his own today, marquez in los angeles. help me out with this. cardinal rodger mahoney had to answer questions about a child molestation case that dates back 2
the conclave will take in the election. and they are urging caution. >> we cannot say that things that are only guesswork or imagination are true. there's no proof and these allegations only serve to create a climate of division that helps no one. but cnn vatican analyst john allen sniffs truth in the allegations. >> to date, none of us have seen the secret report delivered by the three cardly thats to the pope. it's impossible to say what it contains. on the other hand, the core of...
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. >>> now, when cardinals meet to elect the next pope they could make history by electing the first black pope. a cardinal from gahana is considered a front-runner and one person in particular is pulling for him. a doctor from upstate new york. reporter susan candiotti met the doctor. >> reporter: near albany, new york, orthopedic surgeon joe marada specializes in healing broken bones, but among his friends, someone who helps heal broken souls. what is it like knowing someone who could be the next pope? >> well, it's very exciting. >> reporter: vatican-bashaned cardinal peter turkson, he would be the first black pope and a rare non-european. >> my idol. >> reporter: the two met a few years ago when his pastor introduced his colleague peter, and peter turned out to be -- >> turned out to it be cardinal peter turkson president of the pontifical at the vatican and close adviser to the holy father. >> reporter: the doctor has since done surgely in ghana and is raising money for an orthopedic clinic there. when the cardinal visits albany about once a year he often stops to say mass at this sma
. >>> now, when cardinals meet to elect the next pope they could make history by electing the first black pope. a cardinal from gahana is considered a front-runner and one person in particular is pulling for him. a doctor from upstate new york. reporter susan candiotti met the doctor. >> reporter: near albany, new york, orthopedic surgeon joe marada specializes in healing broken bones, but among his friends, someone who helps heal broken souls. what is it like knowing someone who...
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here's his problem politically, and there are six senate democrats up for re-election in 2014 who are in states that voted for mitt romney, so we would call them vulnerable. so if you bring up gun control, particularly in some of these interior west states and southern states and it includes an assault weapons ban, you cannot necessarily count on those senate democrat. it's not just about republicans. it's also about the senate democrats, so this is going to have a lot to do i think with harry reid and with those in the senate who can figure out the art of the doable which is really what politics is about. what can we get that will at once move the president's agenda forward and still protect those who might be vulnerable, vulnerable democrats, in 2014. >> all righty. candy crowley, thank you so much. candy, good to see you this morning. stay tuned for "state of the union" with candy crowley, of course, starting at the top of the hour, 9:00 a.m. eastern, 6:00 a.m. pacific right here on cnn. >>> all right. flipping the switch here. what is this viral video called harlem shake? i didn't
here's his problem politically, and there are six senate democrats up for re-election in 2014 who are in states that voted for mitt romney, so we would call them vulnerable. so if you bring up gun control, particularly in some of these interior west states and southern states and it includes an assault weapons ban, you cannot necessarily count on those senate democrat. it's not just about republicans. it's also about the senate democrats, so this is going to have a lot to do i think with harry...
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but i do believe that elections have consequences. unfortunately. the president of the united states was reelected, i believe when the questions are answered and i believe they will be by this coming week, that the president deserves an up or down vote. democrats will say we've never did that before and they have, with bolton and john tower and others, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't give chuck hagel an up or down vote and i think we should. as far as you know, anything standing between chuck hagel and that vote, a hold, anybody willing to do that? do you think this will happen? >> i think it will happen, barring some additional revelation -- >> something we don't know? >> concerning his comments about israel and all those unfortunate things he said in the past. >> let me ask you about john brennan, nominated to be cia director. you have wanted information about benghazi about that. how far are you willing to go to delay the brennan vote to get the information you want? >> i think it depends on his answers to start with. second of all, we don't k
but i do believe that elections have consequences. unfortunately. the president of the united states was reelected, i believe when the questions are answered and i believe they will be by this coming week, that the president deserves an up or down vote. democrats will say we've never did that before and they have, with bolton and john tower and others, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't give chuck hagel an up or down vote and i think we should. as far as you know, anything standing between...
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. >> the president elects to attack congress, but if he's serious about enacting his agenda, i think it must start with part of this congress it a his party controls, the united states senate. you know, what can he get passed in the united states senate? >> joining me now is the number three democrat in the senate, senate chuck schumer out of new york for us today. senator, thanks for joining us. >> good morning. >> let me ask you that question. we see the president. he wants to increase the minimum wage. he wants to do something about reducing carbon in the air, universal pre-school, immigration, guns, more money for infrastructure. you know congress. i know congress. what is reasonable to expect you will get done this year? >> well, i think that there's going to be more done than most people think, and that's because -- >> and that would be what specifically do you think will get done? >> well, i think immigration has a very decent chance of getting done. we're working hard on a bipartisan proposal on guns. i think we're going to avoid sequestration, and the proposal that we've mad
. >> the president elects to attack congress, but if he's serious about enacting his agenda, i think it must start with part of this congress it a his party controls, the united states senate. you know, what can he get passed in the united states senate? >> joining me now is the number three democrat in the senate, senate chuck schumer out of new york for us today. senator, thanks for joining us. >> good morning. >> let me ask you that question. we see the president. he...
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i don't think we should raise our pay. >> republican billy long elected to cut washington spending. >> it's such a miniscule part, it wouldn't have an effect. >> reporter: would you take a pay cut as well. michele bachmann asked that question, talking several times only about her staff, not her. >> we'd like to keep everybody on the payroll if we can but they'll have to work fewer hours. we're looking at reductions in staff. that's what we need to do. >> reporter: ironically, one of the biggest opponents is one of the wealthiest. nancy pelosi says she knows others are not so fortunate. >> most of my colleagues are the bread winners in their families. a pay cut to me doesn't mean as much. >> dana, those comments from nancy pelosi, your average american is likely to be hurt by forced cuts, if and when they come, but somehow members of congress who approved the cuts should not feel any pain? >> i spoke with pelosi, jake, who reminded me that it's one of her mantras that most of congress shouldn't be made up of millionaires. she didn't want the cuts to begin with. she called them a satan
i don't think we should raise our pay. >> republican billy long elected to cut washington spending. >> it's such a miniscule part, it wouldn't have an effect. >> reporter: would you take a pay cut as well. michele bachmann asked that question, talking several times only about her staff, not her. >> we'd like to keep everybody on the payroll if we can but they'll have to work fewer hours. we're looking at reductions in staff. that's what we need to do. >> reporter:...
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he resigns before a new pope is elected? >> that's right. the game of who's in charge and who's next is in full swing. the vatican is being opaque right now but we do know of some key players to watch. it's palace intrigue in overdrive with benedict xvi leaving, who will take over the vatican until a new pope is elected? an administrator that deals with fi n fi nans, portrayed as an evil master power broker. in real life, the title is held by a powerful position of secretary of state who in the vatican is like a prime minister. experts say don't get the idea that bertoni is the face of a legend. >> he's not the best organizer? >> no. the joke in rome is he couldn't organize a one-man band. >> michael shawn winters says bertoni was damaged in the scandal when mismanaged and corruption was leaked. despite his current status, he has no shot of becoming pope. analysts say he's also a bitter rival of the head of cardinals who elects the new pope. >> are we looking at a power struggle in the interim between those two? >> i don't think so. the inte
he resigns before a new pope is elected? >> that's right. the game of who's in charge and who's next is in full swing. the vatican is being opaque right now but we do know of some key players to watch. it's palace intrigue in overdrive with benedict xvi leaving, who will take over the vatican until a new pope is elected? an administrator that deals with fi n fi nans, portrayed as an evil master power broker. in real life, the title is held by a powerful position of secretary of state who...
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>> i don't think so. >> reporter: he was elected to cut the washington spending. >> i don't think it would have an effect. >> reporter: will you, personally, as a member of congress, take a pay cut as well. michele bachmann talked about her staff. >> we would like to keep everybody on the payroll. but we'll look at reductions on our staff. that is what we need to do. >> reporter: ironically, one of the bigger opponents for congress cutting pay is one of the wealthiest. nancy pelosi says others are not so fortunate. >> most of my colleagues are the bread winners in the family, a pay cut to me doesn't mean as much. >> reporter: dana bash, capitol hill. >> beyond the issue of their own salary, some lawmakers are going out of their way to save money for others. senator rand paul is returning money to the federal treasury. he said he can do that by cutting costs from everything from paper to ink cartridges. thousands are facing furloughs, forced to work four-day weeks and take off a day without pay and that will hurt. our pentagon correspondent has more. tell us what is going on, barbara.
>> i don't think so. >> reporter: he was elected to cut the washington spending. >> i don't think it would have an effect. >> reporter: will you, personally, as a member of congress, take a pay cut as well. michele bachmann talked about her staff. >> we would like to keep everybody on the payroll. but we'll look at reductions on our staff. that is what we need to do. >> reporter: ironically, one of the bigger opponents for congress cutting pay is one of the...
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i had only been elected prime minister to ease the authority of my new position to try to bring about change. can i say on the philosophy of it, this is not a left to right. or to use the american terminology a liberal conservative issue. it's public safety common sense issue because that is the attitude that most australians talk and i'm on the conservative side of politics. but i saw this as one of those things that demanded the use of the authority in my office to try and change. >> so, you decided on essentially what would we call here an assault weapons ban. >> yeah. i did. and the power to ban them at that time laid with the states. australia, like the united states, is a federation we only have six states and two territories and much smaller country population wise. and there were quite a few internal difficulties on my side of politics, particularly from state governments in the largest states like queensland and western australia where the level of gun ownership and the recreational use of guns was higher than it was in the urban areas. and on top of that, of course, most of
i had only been elected prime minister to ease the authority of my new position to try to bring about change. can i say on the philosophy of it, this is not a left to right. or to use the american terminology a liberal conservative issue. it's public safety common sense issue because that is the attitude that most australians talk and i'm on the conservative side of politics. but i saw this as one of those things that demanded the use of the authority in my office to try and change. >>...
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the 27th amendment prohibits members of congress from changing their pay until after the next election. they can get creative. write checks to the charity or the treasury. ironically, some tea party backed party lawmakers are reluctant to give up their own pay. do you think members of congress should take a pay cut? >> i don't think some of i don't think we should raise our pay. >> republican billy long elected to cut washington spending. >> it's such a miniscule part, it wouldn't have an effect. >> reporter: would you take a pay cut as well. michele bachmann asked that question, talking several times only about her staff, not her. >> we'd like to keep everybody on the payroll if they can, they will have to work at fewer hours. we're looking at reductions in staff. that's what we need to do. >> reporter: ironically, one of the biggest opponents is one of the wealthiest. nancy pelosi says she knows others are not so for the so fortunate. >> most of my colleagues are the bread winners in their families. a pay cut to me doesn't mean as much. >> dana those comments from nancy pelosi, your
the 27th amendment prohibits members of congress from changing their pay until after the next election. they can get creative. write checks to the charity or the treasury. ironically, some tea party backed party lawmakers are reluctant to give up their own pay. do you think members of congress should take a pay cut? >> i don't think some of i don't think we should raise our pay. >> republican billy long elected to cut washington spending. >> it's such a miniscule part, it...
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the yoib, the american people have worked too hard for too long rebuilding from one crisis to see the elected officials cause another one. and it seems every three months there's some manufactured crisis. we've got more work to do than to just try to dig ourselves out of these self-inflicted wounds. while a plan to reduce our deficit has to be part of our agenda, we also have to remember deficit reduction alone is not an economic plan. we learned in the 1990s when bill clinton was president nothing shrinks the deficit dpaster than a growing economy that creates good, middle class jobs. that should be our driving focus, making america a magnet for good jobs, ewinning how people with the skills required to fill those jobs. making sure their hard work leads to a decent living. those are the things we should be pushing ourselves to think about and work on every single day. that's what american people expect. that's what i'm going to work on every single day to help deliver. so i need everybody who's watches today to understand, we've got a few days, congress can do the right thing, we can avert j
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but i do believe that elections have consequences. unfortunately. the president of the united states was reelected, i believe when the questions are answered and i believe they will be by this coming week, that the president deserves an up or down vote. >> despite what may appear by some as a personal grudge here between mccain and hagel, there there will be vote there is for the confirmation of hagel? >> the votes are there it takes 51ment he clearly has that. what happened last time there were not enough votes to cut off a filibuster, they were shy of that there are now enough republicans who say hey we gave it another week, we have been looking at these things and therefore, we can now go ahead and vote. so, they do have enough votes, we believe, we should always add that, when it comes to the u.s. senate to put that nomination on the floor and there are certainly enough votes to confirm hagel as the next pentagon chief. >> candy crowley, always good to sue, thanks so much, host of "state of the union" much appreciate it. >> thanks, fred. >>> cas
but i do believe that elections have consequences. unfortunately. the president of the united states was reelected, i believe when the questions are answered and i believe they will be by this coming week, that the president deserves an up or down vote. >> despite what may appear by some as a personal grudge here between mccain and hagel, there there will be vote there is for the confirmation of hagel? >> the votes are there it takes 51ment he clearly has that. what happened last...
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if you look at some of the states out west that president obama carried in the last couple of elections, oregon, california, states like that, climate change is a very big, relevant issue out there and he might get a lot of support from some of the legislators from those states. on the other hand, we have already heard legislators from nebraska where the pipeline would cut through, saying it would bring jobs to that area. we have heard complaints from folks in west virginia saying harsher standards are just going to take away jobs from their coal industry. so it's really going to be very geographical in terms of how the support or the opposition to this goes down. >> absolutely. okay. a big debate to watch. chris lawrence, thanks so much for being right in the middle of it, as you always are. we appreciate it. >>> in los angeles, a different rally, this one, dozens of protesters gathering outside the lapd headquarters, they carried signs supporting renegade ex-cop and cop killer, christopher dorner them don't support dorner's deadly camp page but say the accusations of corruption, racis
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the 2009 election riots, well, then hagel's your guy. if you believe there's an international jewish lobby that is intimidating congressmen and is controlling the u.s. state department, hagel's your guy. and interestingly, everybody thinks he's going to get confirmed which would just prove that his last conspiracy is false. he was wrong once again. i think these are perfectly legitimate questions to be raising about the next secretary of defense. >> and they're questions that were asked and answered. and they're a little ridiculous to keep harping on those. >> i think that hagel would agree. we're switching gears, turning to the campaign. president obama faced this criticism over plans to help more people go to college. now the president is focused on preschool, and thursday unveiled his new early education plan. amy, i'll talk to but this first. how does this new government-funded plan if over with conservatives? tough to argue, right? >> well, no, because it's a question of whether or not it's the federal government's role to be involv
the 2009 election riots, well, then hagel's your guy. if you believe there's an international jewish lobby that is intimidating congressmen and is controlling the u.s. state department, hagel's your guy. and interestingly, everybody thinks he's going to get confirmed which would just prove that his last conspiracy is false. he was wrong once again. i think these are perfectly legitimate questions to be raising about the next secretary of defense. >> and they're questions that were asked...
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. >> members of congress need to understand that they were elected to protect the public, not to hurt the public. >> senator jack reed and congressman mike rogers on what to brace for if congress can't break the budget gridlock next. you know who you are. you can part a crowd, without saying a word... if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts... well muddlers, muddle no more. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour one on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour three. zyrtec®. love the air. claritin® doesn't start working until hour three. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. progress-oh! [ female announcer ] with 40 delicious progresso soups at 100 calories or less, there are plenty of reasons people are saying "progress-oh!" share your progress-oh! story on facebook. makes it easy for anne to manage her finances when she's on th
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it's not clear if a parliamentary election scheduled for july will now be moved up. >>> at the 11th hour, a twice convicted killer getting a stay of execution in georgia. hill was scheduled to die by lethal injection last night, but he have granted a stay. he was serving life for killing a fellow inmate. with an iq of 70, he is mentally disabled and under the u.s. constitution, they say he cannot be executed. >>> a body found in the rooftop water tank of a downtown l.a. hotel has been identified this morning. 21-year-old alyssa lamm was found after people living in the low tell complained their water pressure was low. police are not sure if she died accidently or if foul play was involved there. >>> so later this morning, former illinois congressman jesse jackson jr. will be in a washington, d.c. courtroom where he's expected to plead guilty to misusing campaign funds. prosecutors say he took more than $750,000 from his campaign coffers and spent it on personal items like furniture, clothing, memorabilia and this, a $43,000 rolex watch. jackson's wife, former whichchi alder man sandra ja
it's not clear if a parliamentary election scheduled for july will now be moved up. >>> at the 11th hour, a twice convicted killer getting a stay of execution in georgia. hill was scheduled to die by lethal injection last night, but he have granted a stay. he was serving life for killing a fellow inmate. with an iq of 70, he is mentally disabled and under the u.s. constitution, they say he cannot be executed. >>> a body found in the rooftop water tank of a downtown l.a. hotel...
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it was something he could not deny, stuck with him the rest of the election. and i think it was a major factor. >> when president obama was in atlanta last week, he thanked james patrick personally. >>> and danica patrick makes history. today's bleacher report live from daytona. >>> how would you like to live in a shipping container? the stories behind these homes, ahead. >>> and the oscar pistorius case, a ruling expected in a little over half an hour. live coverage here on cnn. who do you think i am, quicken loans? ♪ at quicken loans, our amazingly useful mortgage calculator app allows you to quickly calculate your mortgage payment based on today's incredibly low interest rates... right from your iphone or android smartphone. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you engineer a true automotive breakthrough? ♪ you give it bold new styling, unsurpassed luxury and nearly 1,000 improvements. introducing the redesigned 2013 glk. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz
it was something he could not deny, stuck with him the rest of the election. and i think it was a major factor. >> when president obama was in atlanta last week, he thanked james patrick personally. >>> and danica patrick makes history. today's bleacher report live from daytona. >>> how would you like to live in a shipping container? the stories behind these homes, ahead. >>> and the oscar pistorius case, a ruling expected in a little over half an hour. live...
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that ad on gun control, what a difference a re-election makes. these are issues we have not talked about for years, and now they're front and center in our national debate. >> big thing is front and center, but what happens down the road? looking a year or two years out, do we actually resolve something? >> when you're out of the discussion, you know what's going to happen, nothing. now that they're in discussion, at least you have the possibility of something that will. >> i buy that. >> we're going to see you back here tomorrow for "starting point." "cnn newsroom" with carol costello begins now. >>> happening now, breaking overnight, investigators releasing new details about what happened that valentine's day at oscar pistorius' house. his family this morning breaking their silence. >> we have no doubt here there's no substance for the allegations. >>> plus -- ♪ >> shock in the music world. country star mindy mccready committing suicide. tragedy striking her family twice in just weeks. >> she had children with a boyfriend who ended up killing
that ad on gun control, what a difference a re-election makes. these are issues we have not talked about for years, and now they're front and center in our national debate. >> big thing is front and center, but what happens down the road? looking a year or two years out, do we actually resolve something? >> when you're out of the discussion, you know what's going to happen, nothing. now that they're in discussion, at least you have the possibility of something that will. >> i...
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on to south carolina, a special congressional election is attracting what can only be called a diverse group of candidates. this is the greatest election infer south carolina including this man. >> i've experienced how none of us go through life without mistakes, but in their wake we can learn a lot about grace, a god of second chances and be the better for it. in that light i humbly step forward and ask for your help in changing washington. >> how's that for a political ad, former governor mark sanford whose 2009 trip to argentina to see his mistress not only ended his marriage but a promising political career. sanford is vying with 20 other people including the sister of comedian stephen colbert and the son of cnn founder and media mogul ted turner. is mark sanford poised to be the next political comeback kid? i'll start with you katon since you are from south carolina. >> if mark sanford can keep the narrative in the forgiveness story, the infidelity and the apologies, he's going to win that race but i would predict to you stephen colbert and his sister is going to be on the democra
on to south carolina, a special congressional election is attracting what can only be called a diverse group of candidates. this is the greatest election infer south carolina including this man. >> i've experienced how none of us go through life without mistakes, but in their wake we can learn a lot about grace, a god of second chances and be the better for it. in that light i humbly step forward and ask for your help in changing washington. >> how's that for a political ad, former...
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he's not running for re-election. >> the most famous wrong thing said about america, f. scott fitzgerald said there are only second acts in american life. this is -- this is the twa goes. >> and there is soist said. >> president obama's immigration plan leaked over the weekend. we'll talk about republicans not very happy about that. the bipartisan proposal already been discussed. now dead in the water? we'll talk to republican michael burgess straight ahead about that. and remember marco rubio needing a drink of water? we predicted it would be spoofed on "snl." it was. that ahead. back in a moment. helping yout your retirement plan along the way. rethink how you're invested. and refocus as your career moves forward. wherever you are today, a fidelity ira has a wide range of investment choices to help you fine-tune your personal economy. call today and we'll make it easy to move that old 401(k) to a fidelity no-fee ira. with the bing it on challenge to show google users what they've been missing on bing. let's bing it on. [fight bell: ding, ding] how many here are google
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tea party activist bucked the gop establishment to help elect cruz. >> he's the total package. he's a great messenger for ideas, a true believer and a guy you never have to wonder about how he's going to vote. >> reporter: conservatives in texas may be ecstatic he's so aggressive so fast, but for some senior republican senators, not so much. what are guiding principles of the senate for a freshman senator is come in and be a workhorse, not a show horse. you don't seem to be following that. >> the attention that has focused on me, in my opinion is actually primarily being driven by an effort to distract from merits of the hagel nomination. >> reporter: cruz angered senators in both parties, demanding to know without evidence if hagel accepted money for speeches from foreign countries that oppose u.s. interests. >> if that $200,000 in his bank account came directly from saudi arabia, from north korea. >> reporter: that the got him a smackdown from republican john mccain. >> no one on this committee at any time should impugn his character or his integrity. from democrats, suggesti
tea party activist bucked the gop establishment to help elect cruz. >> he's the total package. he's a great messenger for ideas, a true believer and a guy you never have to wonder about how he's going to vote. >> reporter: conservatives in texas may be ecstatic he's so aggressive so fast, but for some senior republican senators, not so much. what are guiding principles of the senate for a freshman senator is come in and be a workhorse, not a show horse. you don't seem to be...
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unfortunately, i think that they don't realize they lost the last election, the president is massively popular and his ideas are massively popular. >> yes, well he won 66 million to 61 million so he's massively popular with the majority, but let me, so both of you, does a deal get done by the march 1st done, quickly, alice, yes or no? >> i'm cautiously optimistic but i'm afraid it won't. we can't tax our way out of it, we have to cut it. >> dan, yes or no? >> i don't think so. we'll be right up against it. >> chuck hagel, they call it a filibuster, seems they're waiting until after they vote on this. why can't they get it done? >> first of all we've had an unbelievable amount of filibuster abuse, in the ten years that lbj was leader of the senate back in the day, he had one filibuster in a decade. reid faced almost 400 filibus r filibuster, we have fill bust ear bus and addiction on the part of the gop. i think there's no reason to hold up hagel's nomination for benghazi. he was a private citizen when benghazi happened. >> alice, vietnam veteran, decorated purple heart recipient. do yo
unfortunately, i think that they don't realize they lost the last election, the president is massively popular and his ideas are massively popular. >> yes, well he won 66 million to 61 million so he's massively popular with the majority, but let me, so both of you, does a deal get done by the march 1st done, quickly, alice, yes or no? >> i'm cautiously optimistic but i'm afraid it won't. we can't tax our way out of it, we have to cut it. >> dan, yes or no? >> i don't...
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the court could decide to throw out the limits on donations by individuals in federal election campaigns. the challenge comes from an alabama donor supported by the republican committee. the argument is that the strict limits on contributions for individuals violate the first amendment. paul, let's go to you. citizens united, as we all know, had a huge impact on how political races play out. if individual donations can can be limitless, how much of a game changer would that be? >> i think what it would do is almost go back to the time when there were pretty much no loss in regulations. you know, as well as our viewers know, i advised the obama super pac. we under the laws were able to raise unlimited amounts of money. maybe that gives me the perspective to say, i think that the lower court, the d.c. circuit appeals court was right when they sustained the current laws which limits the amount of money that people can give to politicians. and interestingly, the court's ruling, the lower court's ruling, the district appeals court for the district of columbia was written by janice brown, appo
the court could decide to throw out the limits on donations by individuals in federal election campaigns. the challenge comes from an alabama donor supported by the republican committee. the argument is that the strict limits on contributions for individuals violate the first amendment. paul, let's go to you. citizens united, as we all know, had a huge impact on how political races play out. if individual donations can can be limitless, how much of a game changer would that be? >> i think...
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they are allegedly going to be going off the spy patrols and elections. $3 million against them. that's a very unamerican thing to do. >> very good. so half full. >> also just the idea that there needs to be consequences for the kinds of things that in real white they have bullying. there needs to be consequences. >> everybody knows who you are, how and why will you suffer the consequences? >> exactly. >> there was the hbo show true blood. there was vicious attacks on the african-americans on the show. also with the hunger games, there were vicious attacks on the african-american who was a part of the film. many people wrote about the hateful comments on the other sites. >> jacob, you think your material especially on your show would be different. maybe it would be too sanitized if it would be the restriction imposed. the vail of secrecy that i suppose you are saying that allows people to speak their mind or be creative about their thoughts. >> it gives a lot of people the confidence to speak out on something they wouldn't normally speak out on on the program. if we made everybod
they are allegedly going to be going off the spy patrols and elections. $3 million against them. that's a very unamerican thing to do. >> very good. so half full. >> also just the idea that there needs to be consequences for the kinds of things that in real white they have bullying. there needs to be consequences. >> everybody knows who you are, how and why will you suffer the consequences? >> exactly. >> there was the hbo show true blood. there was vicious attacks...